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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-23896 · published 29 January 2026

CVE-2026-23896: Futo immich improper privilege management vulnerability

Futo · Immich

immich is a high performance self-hosted photo and video management solution. Prior to version 2.5.0, API keys can escalate their own permissions by calling the update endpoint, allowing a low-privilege API key to grant itself full administrative access to the system. Version 2.5.0 fixes the issue.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.35% · top 74.6% CWE-269 · Improper privilege management
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.35%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References, 1 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

immich is a high performance self-hosted photo and video management solution. Prior to version 2.5.0, API keys can escalate their own permissions by calling the update endpoint, allowing a low-privilege API key to grant itself full administrative access to the system. Version 2.5.0 fixes the issue.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/immich-app/immich/security/advisories/GHSA-237r-x578-h5mv ExploitVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-23896), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.